diff --git a/exampleSite/assets/img/favicon.png b/exampleSite/assets/img/favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74e8efa
Binary files /dev/null and b/exampleSite/assets/img/favicon.png differ
diff --git a/exampleSite/assets/img/logo.jpg b/exampleSite/assets/img/logo.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..145804e
Binary files /dev/null and b/exampleSite/assets/img/logo.jpg differ
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index b672b31..a87c986 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mainSections = ["post"]
 featuredImageField = "image"
 rssFullContent = true
+favicon = "img/favicon.png"
 
 [footer]
 since = 2020
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ subtitle = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit."
 [sidebar.avatar]
 enabled = true
 local = true
-src = "img/avatar.png"
+src = "img/logo.jpg"
 
 [article]
 math = false
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head/head.html b/layouts/partials/head/head.html
index 4d89b89..826ef3c 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head/head.html
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{ with .Site.Params.favicon }}
-    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ . }}" />
+    {{ $favicon := resources.Get . }}
+    {{ if $favicon }}
+        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ $favicon.RelPermalink }}" />
+    {{ else }}
+        {{ errorf "Failed loading favicon from %q" . }}
+    {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
 {{- template "_internal/google_analytics.html" . -}}